1857 Map of Addison County, Vermont, H. F. Walling

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. Can you find Hospital Creek in the town of Addison?

1856 Map of Bennington County, Vermont, C. B. Peckham

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. Bennington County is unusual because it has two shire towns, each with a Court House. Can you find which two towns are shire towns? Hint, look for the pictures of the Court Houses.

1858 Map of Caledonia County, Vermont, H. F. Walling

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. What river forms the eastern border of Caledonia County?

1857 Map of Chittenden County, Vermont, H. F. Walling

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. Can you find the Winooski Marble Company Quarries in the town of Colchester? Hint, the marble was probably transported on boats from Mallett's Bay.

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1857 Map of Franklin and Grand Isle Counties, Vermont, H. F. Walling

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. Trace the boundary between Franklin County and Grand Isle County. Which islands are part of Franklin County? Which islands are part of Grand Isle County?

1858 Map of Orange County, Vermont, H. F. Walling

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. Can you find evidence of the floating bridge over Colt's Pond in the town of Brookfield?

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1859 Map of Orleans, Lamoille and Essex Counties, Vermont, H. F. Walling

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. What is unusual about the towns of Ferdinand, Lewis, and Norton? Hint, why are they not listed on the Statistics from the Census of 1850?

1854 Map of Rutland County, Vermont, James D. Scott

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. Examine the shapes of the towns. Can you tell which town was created from parts of four other towns? Hint, it's in the middle of those four towns.

1858 Map of Washington County, Vermont, H. F. Walling

Zoom into the map at the Library of Congress. Look for the State House in the town of Montpelier. The drawing calls the State House the Vermont Capitol.

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